cd (change directory) in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to change to the home directory.

Linux CLI

cd [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A/

B..

C.

D~

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '..' moves up one directory, not to home.

Using '.' stays in the current directory.

The tilde (~) symbol represents the home directory in Linux. Using cd ~ takes you there.

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medium

Complete the command to move up one directory level.

Linux CLI

cd [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A/

B.

C..

D~

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '.' keeps you in the current directory.

Using '~' takes you to the home directory, not up one level.

The double dots (..) mean the parent directory. cd .. moves you up one level.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to change to the root directory.

Linux CLI

cd [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A/

B/root

C~

D..

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '/root' goes to the root user's home, not the root directory.

Using '~' goes to your home directory.

The root directory is represented by a single slash (/). cd / takes you there.

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hard

Fill both blanks to change to the 'Documents' folder inside your home directory.

Linux CLI

cd [1]/[2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A~

BDocuments

CDownloads

DDesktop

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'Downloads' or 'Desktop' instead of 'Documents'.

Not using the home directory symbol (~) at the start.

Using ~ points to your home directory, and adding /Documents moves into the Documents folder inside it.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to move up two directories and then into the 'projects' folder.

Linux CLI

cd [1]/[2]/[3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A..

Bprojects

Dsrc

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'src' instead of 'projects' as the target folder.

Not using '..' twice to move up two levels.

Using .. twice moves up two levels, then adding /projects moves into the projects folder.